Schwa or Unstressed Vowel Sound in English Vocabulary Items from Surah Al-Baqarah of the Holy Quran

The schwa sound [ə] in the English language remains challenging and it appears to be overlooked by EFL learners. In practice, the word ‘submit’ is mispronounced by English learners: */sʌbˈmɪt/, instead of /səbˈmɪt/. Some studies have discussed schwa but their data sources were not the Holy Quran. ...

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Published in:	Journal of Languages and Language Teaching
Main Authors:	Hanna Irma Wahyuni, Barli Bram, Rose A. Upor
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika 2024-10-01
Subjects:	phonetics phonolog schwa vocabulary items
Online Access:	https://e-journal.undikma.ac.id/index.php/jollt/article/view/11692

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